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Pat Moore, Montavious Williams combine for three sacks for South Alabama in loss (Jags' notebook)

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South Alabama defensive end Pat Moore (8) makes a tackle in last week's game against Kent State. In Saturday's 33-31 loss at Texas State, Moore collected two of the Jaguars' three sacks on the night. (Mike Kittrell/mkittrell@al.com)

That gives the Jags a total of 18 sacks in the season's
first seven games, just six shy of the 24 sacks they produced in a 13-game
season last year. The 18 sacks have been good for a loss of 142 yards. That
figure is just 13 yards shy of the 155 lost yards for last year's sacks. Romelle
Jones with 4.5 sacks and Alex Page with 4.0 lead the team in that category.
Moore has 2.5 now and Williams got his first sack of the year on Saturday.

In terms of tackles for a loss, last season the Jags had 85
for a loss of 310 yards. So far this season they have 44 for a loss of 194
yards.

BIG GAME: Linebacker
Enrique Williams was the Jags' top defender in the game. He finished with a
whopping 13 total tackles, eight of which were solo stops. He also had a tackle
for a loss. He is the Jags' leading tackler on the season. In seven games, he
has made 56 total tackles. He also has three tackles for a loss, one sack, one
pass breakup, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble.

NO BRIDGE: Starting
quarterback Ross Metheny led the Jags' offense the entire game Saturday,
meaning backup Brandon Bridge did not make an appearance. Metheny continued his
streak of games with at least one rushing touchdown, which is now at six
straight. He scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter. Scoring the Jags'
first touchdown.

As a passer, Metheny completed 27-of-43 passes for an even
300 yards and three touchdowns. All three passing touchdowns came in the fourth
quarter - a 13-yarder to Shavarez Smith and a pair of throws to Danny Woodson
Jr. of 42 and 43 yards.

STREAK ENDS: South
Alabama had scored a touchdown on its first offensive possession in its
previous five games. That streak ended Saturday night against Texas State when
not only did the Jaguars fail to score on the possession, but it was a
three-and-out possession. It was also a tough first quarter for the South
Alabama offense which gained just 23 yards on 11 plays.

STREAK CONTINUES: Receiver
Jereme' Jones' streak of consecutive games with at least one pass reception is
still alive. Jones caught a 23-yard pass in the second quarter to push his
school record to 34 consecutive games with at least one catch. He had four
catches in the game good for 50 yards.

BUS TROUBLES: One
of the three buses used by South Alabama to transport the team from San
Antonio, where the jags stayed Friday night, to Bobcats Stadium in San Marcos
for Saturday's game broke down. The bus could not be repaired, so those on the
sidelined bus split up on the other two buses for the rest of the drive to the
stadium for the game. A third bus was expected to be ready to transport the
team to the airport after the game.

NO. 51 COMING UP: South Alabama head coach Joey Jones will
celebrate his 51st birthday on Tuesday. It will mark the sixth
birthday he has celebrated as the head coach of the Jaguars, who are in their
fifth season of competition.